Railway-tie



(Hommel.)

J. M. GBE'RSON.

RAILWAY TIE.

No. 378,138. Patented Feb. 21, 1888.

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llnrrnn @rares Parenti @errori JAMES M. GIBERSON, OF ELSAH, ILLINOIS.

SPECIFICATION :'orming part of Letters Patent No. 378,133, dated February 2l, 1888.

Serial No. 258,020. (No model.)

Be it known that I, J Aires M. (licensor, of Elsah, in the county of Jersey and State of Illinois, have invented a new and Improved Railway-Tie; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description ofthe same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

My invention relates to an improvement in railway-ties, the object of the same being to provide a metallic tie of more simple conslructiomand consequently less expensive, than those of the same class heretofore in use, and yet possessing all the requisites to insure the maximum of durability and security.

Vith this end in View my invention consists in certain details of construction and combination of parts, fully explained in the following specification, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a side elevation of my device, and Fig. 2 is aplan vienr of the same, both iigures being shown in connection with a section of the rails.

A represents the tie-bar or tie-plate, consisting of a thin broad plate, preferably a rail-plate, secured at each end by bolts d, as shown, to the upper surface of ablock ot' stone or any other equallydurable material. On each side of the part of the tieplate Where the rail C rests a rectangular strip of the said tie-plate is cut on two sides only, and then turned up, as shown at fr r, Fig. 1, so as to form two cars on each side of each end of the tie-bar A, said ears and the tie-bar being thus all of one piece, secured to the foundatioxrblocks B, as already explained and shown in both figures of the drawings. Hattcrs being thus and the foundation-blocks B set in the ground or upon the road-bed at the required distance apart, the rails are placed Within the ears r, as shown on the left in Fig` I, and the latter are then turned down upon the base-dange ofthe rail, as shown at yr r on the right of the same figure. This being done, the alignment and leveling of the rails are effected by the usual process of tamping.

' It is obvious that numerous changes in the form of the parts and minor details of the construction of my tie might be resorted to Without departing from the spirit of my invention, and hence I would have it understood that I do not limit myself to the exact form of parts shown and described, but consider myself at liberty to make such changes as come within the scope of my invention.

I-Iaving fully described my device, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

A railway-tie consisting of a dat bar of metal secured to foundation-blocks, as desrribed,and having ears fr for securing the rails, said ears bein g formed of strips cut and partly detached from the sides of the parts of the tie-plates upon which the rails rest, so as to form a chair or seat for the rail,in which the latter is secured by turning the ears r down upon the baseiange of the rail, all of said parts constructed, combined, and adapted to operate substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this 26th day ot' October, 1887.

JAMES M. GIBERSON.

,Vtnesses:

JOHN A, SHEPHARD, H. A. SHEPHARD. 

